~ , · A FIAft for Prorms. Nor fm0Qrh;d his c.ouilrcnanco, bbr JJ;ck•J his skin; Nor cravedhe theHofiage of .an {nn, To eafe his aking bones( with travel fore i· ) But we?~ as fpeedy ~s l~e fleq.~~fd~e ~ " The Cmes greatnef~ ltl~qe 1i1~ not r:fufe _, . ,. To be the trump ·afthat pnw.elcome rtews _ His tongue was great Witl) f_Bur_ ~ li~e thuntl~rf rioife ,J His mourh flew ope; and ou~ rh_ere~~~~ a vo1c~. When dewy-cheet,d Aurora {hall di{pla1 . . . · Her golden lscts, and[~~tmlhon up the clay . · _ Twice twc11ty timesj and rejt her t(rQwf#bead 3S ' Twice twenty nights; in af!.td fithons bed, ·. Then Nineveh, thi& pl~t~e'qfhigh,re;tpwll~ .( . ,: , 1 • . ShaD. be dejtrpy'd, and factt:> .and b~atter•d'down,. · ··-.': · He fare n@t:·down to ·take deliberation; · :-'i · : ' · ' \Vhat m:lnner peo~le wer~ they; or W1lat NatiOrtj ~ ·~· Or Gem', ot SalYage ,) por aid ~le cnquir~ "A What place were moft conv~t{ient for aCri~r ~ Nor like a fweet-lipt Orator did fl:eer, ,- Or tun~ his·larigt.tige to the i?eopie~ ear; . B~t bold~ and.rough, yet full of .MlJefty, · Lift up.hts t~umper, a~d beg~n tO -'fJ', ; · Whtfl forty tzmes Don Ph~btis fhalt fulfil Hil ]DNrnttl cour{c ,upon th'O!ymoia;z Hili, . . · Tht:4 Ninevch ( the -Wo.rtd! great ~onder) fhall Startle the WorJdi feundatupt wzth li~r fait. Thedifmal Ptophet dands no~ to admire TheCities Romp, ·or peoples quaint attire, , Nor yi:t ( with fond aft~etion) dorh pity, Th, appNaching ·d~wnfaloffo brave aCity, :Hut daumlefs he his dreadful voice extends, Refpetl:lefs, 'whom this boider cry dfends ; · Wbtn [arty days Jhatl be expir;d, aiJ~ ~u:n, · Andth~ poor ,igc~ of time dr q.wn out, and dam, Thtn ~~n~ye1h(~1b~ worldJlmpt.rial thrD~t) Sba/lM~tif r~t~~Jt,ne ''/Oll a ffo11e. .• D " .. Meditaf.· ··.
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